U.S. Says New Terror Designation Will Make Aiding the Cartel of the Suns Punishable by Criminal Charges and Possible Expulsion

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the president of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, both accused by the Trump Administration of heading the Cartel de los Soles (Credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombian news channel NTN24 has received exclusive information from senior U.S. officials confirming not only that the Cartel de Los Soles will be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization on November 24, but that anyone who assists the group will be subjected to criminal prosecution and possible expulsion from the United States.

A senior official told the network that the organization "is located in Venezuela and directed by Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking members of the illegitimate regime," adding that these officials "corrupted Venezuela's military, intelligence services, legislature, and judiciary."